Send Your words with Scotty on his Final Voyage

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The forum discussion centers on a tribute initiative for James Doohan, famously known as Scotty from Star Trek, who passed away in July 2005. A dedicated website has been established to collect farewell messages, with over 5,300 tributes logged to date. These messages will be digitized and sent aboard a spacecraft scheduled for launch in mid-December 2005, honoring Doohan's legacy. Participants are encouraged to contribute their tributes to commemorate his journey to Earth orbit.

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A few months ago we paid our respects to James Doohan (Scotty) who died last July at age 85.
Something quite fitting has been done online. If you'd like to send some words of farewell with Scotty on his final voyage, there is a website set up to record our tributes. Over 5300 tributes have already been logged. (you can view the last 500).
quote from their site:
We invite friends and fans around the world to compose a tribute to Mr. Doohan, to honor him on his journey to Earth orbit. Your name and message will be placed on board the spacecraft currently scheduled for launch in mid December, 2005. Please enter your message...

...If you wish to send a few words of tribute, they will be digitized and sent with Jimmy, as part of the payload on this launch...
 
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That's cute.

For you guy's information. I fully expect you lot to do the same for me when I croak. And if I end up anywhere short of Mars I'm coming back and haunting PF forever.
 

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